Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-22
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The Connecticut legislature has passed
a resolution urging Congress to maintain
the present protective tariff.
Michigan folks don't like English spar
rows, so the legislature has passed law
looking to their determination. 1t pro-
vides a bounty of one cent for each one
killed.
''The Weekly Conference" is the name
of new eight-page paper just started at
Troy. n. Y, by Edward Green. 1t is
devoted to the interests of Methodism in
the Troy conference.
The New York court of appeals de-
cides that the sale of oleomargarine. but
terine and all such compounds is equally
a violation of the statute whether they
are sold as butter or for what they really
are.
4. Il. Lawton of Georgia. who has
been made minister to Austria, was nom
mated for minister to Russia in 1885. but
his name was withdrawn because of pol
itical disabilities which Congress has
since removed.
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
Thomas p. Murphy has been committed
to Jail at Augusta, Me-. for contempt of
court in refusing to give testimony in sew
eral liquor cases. An interesting contest
is likely to arise out of this case.
John Lord Hayes. the veteran secretary
of the national association of wool man
ufacturers and president of the tariff
commission of 1883, died at his home in
Cambridge. Mass. Friday, from the eff
fects of tumor in the face which began
to show itself about six months ago. Mr..
Hayes was a native of Maine. He has
been in Middebury to address the sheep
breeders association.
The Washington Critic, commenting
on a New York doctors discovery of bac-
terra in drinking water, wisely remarks
''Dr. Prudden says that an ordinary glass
of water may contain hundreds of thou
sands of bacteria. but nobody should quit
. drinking water on that account and take
up with the other thing. \ bushel OF
bacteria in his stomach will play far less
havoc with a mans natural history than
, ever so small snake in his boots"
On Thursday morning last the remain,
of Abraham Lincoln and wife were taken
from their secret resting-places where
they have lain for years and deposited il
Il vault under the Lincoln monument al
Springfield. III. The place of their inter
ment has been studiously concealed fol
fear the grave might be robbed and ;
large ransom demanded. The coffin wa.
| opened and Mr.. Lincoln's features wer,
= found to be in wonderful state of preser
: vation.
Statistics compiled at Washington show
that the present average annual eXpen
diture in this country for malt anC
1 spirituous liquors at retail is 500, 100000
q In round numbers the consumption o
! distilled spirits, domestic and imported
: in this country is shown to have increas
ed from 43 ,000, 600 gallons in 1910 to y,
0OO, 900 in 1856; of wines from 1880, 90
gallons to 22,000,000 and of malt liquor
} from %, 000, 600 to 642, 100000.
Judge Wheeler of the United State
:. court has just rendered an important de
-, cision in the case of G. w. Writer'S, re
ceiver of the bursted first national bank
A. Burton, directors of the defunct bank
1t is to the effect that these directors ar
:, chargeable for the loss incurred by tn
bank to the amount of nearly S33 900 i
consequence of loan to Edward 4
Sowles. The court holds that director
! of national banks who deliberately vic
- late the clause of the national bankin
- act which forbids the loaning of MOI
q than 10 per cent of the capital of til
, bank to any one person are indivduall
=, liable to the bank for the debt if the boz
70 rover does not pay it.
is The strength of the feeling aroused
ID New York by Gov. Hills veto of til
id high-license bill is shown by this, til
lr opening sentence of leader in til
J. Tribune: "The veto of the high-lcens
IF bill with its pettifogging, its rank ant
|. temperance sentiment its vulgar gin
ii shop atmosphere. and its coarse cynicisn
o. must be regarded as full warning an
: proclamation that so long as the Office
governor is lowered and disgraced b
IF the incumbency of David B. Hill, so Ion
n will any and every attempt to abate Il
ID drink evil or to diminish the political il
X fluence of the rum power be met wit
It the Veto"